Background: One-year captain, three-year letterwinner in football at Manalpan where he played wide receiver ... Named All-Shore Offensive Player of teh Year as a senior ... In 2012 named to the All-State Group V, All-Monmouth first team and all-state second team ... Two-time All-Shore first team selection ... Named to the All-Division first team as a junior ... Holds Manalapan's records in receiving years (2,118), receptions (110) and touchdown receptions (19) ... Also a two-time captain, four-year letterwinner in basketball ... Two-time member of the All-Division first team and All-Shore second team as a point guard... Member of Manalapan's 1,000-point club ... member of the National Honor Society and Peer Leadership ... His brother, Josh, played football at Wagner College.